High-water mark
767.3716
career-best overall
106.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 767.3716 at Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off — 106.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-07-26
SOPHISTICATED REDNECKS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2016-07-01
Best ToY finish
#1372
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.16 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 596.81 (+47.35)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±172.83
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.69 · weakest Brisket (156.05)
Road miles
653
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
596.81 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
GREAT PLAINS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GREAT PLAINS BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.63 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 156.05
- Chicken avg 163.69
- 0 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off (2016-07-01).
- last seen 2014-08-22
- back 2016-07-01
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
110 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5438 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SOPHISTICATED REDNECKS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SOPHISTICATED REDNECKS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 90
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1605
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SOPHISTICATED REDNECKS)
They've been 1605 at their best, 153 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Level with SOPHISTICATED REDNECKS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT PLAINS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LONGBONE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE 'N' RUB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JP CUSTOM SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky D's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 155.3944 | 163.69 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 150.2172 | 159.08 | top 68% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 150.2856 | 159.49 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 147.9428 | 156.05 | top 73% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2016-07-01
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.69 · weakest Brisket (156.05)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
596.81
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
161
49–203 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
653
7 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2016-07-01
Power rating
1452
peak 1452 · #5442 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Valley Center Spring Fling
- Peak power rating (1490) Valley Center Spring Fling
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score767.3716 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- Career-best overall score767.3716 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- 2014
- First call Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
- 2016
- Most recent contest Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Valley Center Spring Fling | 2013-05-31 |
| -9 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off | 2016-07-01 |
| -8.8 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off | 2013-07-26 |
| -8.2 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ | 2014-05-16 |
| -7.7 | National Bar-B-Que Derby | 2013-09-06 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 76% | 91.6% | 90.2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 106.6% | 94.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS | 36 / 38 (639.9544) | 25 (166.3316) | 34 (155.9656) | 30 (161.0968) | 32 (156.5604) |
| 2014-08-22 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 23 / 36 (659.3488) | 6 (172.5944) | 13 (169.1316) | 31 (160.5484) | 29 (157.0744) |
| 2014-06-20 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS | 33 / 42 (652.5144) | 32 (161.1660) | 3 (178.2972) | 26 (165.1084) | 38 (147.9428) |
| 2014-05-16 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS | 23 / 27 (635.8860) | 21 (159.9772) | 27 (150.2632) | 20 (160.5140) | 13 (165.1316) |
| 2013-09-06 | National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS | 28 / 35 (633.0860) | 13 (164.0572) | 30 (150.2172) | 21 (161.7028) | 27 (157.1088) |
| 2013-07-26 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS | 34 / 47 (767.3716) | 25 (155.3944) | 39 (150.2516) | 27 (157.1772) | 33 (151.4056) |
| 2013-05-31 | Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS | 28 / 34 (633.1430) | 15 (166.2858) | 25 (159.4288) | 34 (150.2856) | 20 (157.1428) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1372 (200 pts) | #1068 (315 pts) | #882 (415 pts) | #1435 (205 pts) | #1255 (240 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1739 (119 pts) | #1225 (229 pts) | #1825 (119 pts) | #1696 (139 pts) | #1599 (144 pts) |